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Something making music, including quiet song (6,6)

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I believe the answer is:

record player

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'song' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how one could define the other.

'something making music including quiet' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'something' could be 'er' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'er' is found in the answer.
'music' could be 'lay' (lay is a kind of music) and 'lay' is found in the answer.
'quiet' could be 'p' (music symbol for 'piano', ie soft or quiet) and 'p' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'record' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Another definition for record player that I've seen is " Spinner".)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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